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When you store your WordPress posts on a single server, you risk losing your work -- for example, the database may get corrupted, or you may overwrite important files or accidentally delete large sections of the site. WordPress recommends that you back up your important files in at least three forms. One way is to export your posts to a remote server using an FTP client, which copies your posts to your company site. WordPress suggests using FileZilla, a free, open-source FTP client.

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Open your FTP client's site manager. In FileZilla, the Site Manager is located under the File menu.

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Type your website's FTP address into the text box labeled "Host."

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Type your username and password into the text boxes labeled "User" and "Password."

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Click "Connect" to access your FTP root directory.

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Right-click the screen and click "Create directory." Name this folder "WordPress."

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Navigate to your local copy of your WordPoress posts using the FTP client. For example, your posts may be stored in the folders "wordpress," "Versions" or "WordPress" in your Documents folder.

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Select all of the posts, then right-click and click "Upload" to export the posts over FTP.

Tip

If you want people to access your WordPress posts through your remote site, open your site's directory between Steps 4 and 5. This directory may be called "web" or "public." If you are merely exporting a backup, this is unnecessary.

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Ryan Menezes is a professional writer and blogger. He has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Boston University and has written for the American Civil Liberties Union, the marketing firm InSegment and the project management service Assembla. He is also a member of Mensa and the American Parliamentary Debate Association.